| Deposit ID | 10079507 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029122 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Aswan Clay Quarries |
| Geographic coordinates: | 32.83469, 24.08289 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Clay | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Result | CHEMICAL CONSTITUTION OF THE CLAY SAMPLES |
|---|---|
| Result | (GIVEN AS RANGES): FREE SILICA 18.11 TO 28.95% |
| Result | COMBINED SILICA 21.21 TO 37.23% TOTAL SILICA 50.34 TO 61.08% |
| Result | AL2O3 25.13 TO 29.81% |
| Result | TIO2 1.01 TO 1.79% |
| Result | FE2O3 1.36 TO 7.46% |
| Result | CAO 0.29 TO 2.0% |
| Result | MGO 0.12 TO 2.76% |
| Result | K20 0.11 TO 0.20% |
| Result | NA2O 0.17 TO 0.32% |
| Result | IGNITION LOSS 6.12 TO 10.99% |
| (1) | 32.83469, 24.08289 |
|---|
| General form | INTERCALATIONS OF SANDSTONE AND CLAYS |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029122 |
HUSSEIN, A. J., ABDALLAH, H. M. 1965, THE CONSTITUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ASWAN CLAY., J. GEOL. V. 9, NO. 2
MOHARAM, O. EL RAMLY, M. F. 1970, STUDIES ON SOME MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EGYPT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ACCORDING TO DATA GIVEN BY THE SALZGITTER COMPANY THE PROBABLE RESERVES OF CLAY AT ASWAN DEPOSIT AMOUNT TO 8.5 MILLION TONS ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1979 | Gse | U.S. Geological Survey |
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